Woman to sue Wendy's for "finger in chili" drops suit
What a scam artist she is. I'm willing to bet she got the finger off some stiff from Mexico or somewhere to perpetrate what she thought would be a 7 figure scam. But she didn't figure it would be blown up so much by the media and that Wendy's would offer a $50k reward for finding out whose finger it was, etc. I guess the intensity of the investigation frightens her that the truth will come out that she is nothing but a punk thug scam artist that disfigured a dead body (or worse, paid someone for their finger tip), so she had to drop the plans to file a lawsuit...
Woman Who Claims She Found Finger In Chili Won't Sue Wendy's
POSTED: 9:51 am EDT April 13, 2005
UPDATED: 12:52 pm EDT April 13, 2005
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A woman who claimed she scooped up a human finger in her chili at a Wendy's restaurant has decided not to sue the fast-food chain.
This black and white photo, released by the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, shows a portion of a human finger that a woman says she found while eating a bowl of chili at Wendys Restaurant.
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Anna Ayala dropped her claim because it "has caused her great emotional distress and continues to be difficult emotionally," said her attorney, Jeffrey Janoff.
Ayala, 39, claimed she found the 1 1/2-inch long fingertip on March 22 while dining at a Wendy's restaurant in San Jose. She later filed a claim with the franchise owner, Fresno-based JEM Management Corp., which her attorney had said was the first step before filing a lawsuit.
Court records show Ayala has a history of making legal claims against corporations, including a former employer, General Motors and a fast-food restaurant. She acknowledged receiving a settlement for medical costs a year ago after claiming that her daughter was sickened after eating at a Las Vegas restaurant.
Phone calls to Ayala's house in Las Vegas went unanswered Tuesday. Investigators searched her home last week as part of their investigation into how a finger ended up in the chili.
Wendy's spokesman Denny Lynch declined to comment on Ayala's decision to drop the lawsuit but said a reward hot line to receive tips will remain open. Wendy's has offered $50,000 to the first person who can provide verifiable information that identifies the origin of the finger.
"It's very important to us to find out what really happened at the restaurant," Lynch said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the police investigation."
Wendy's maintains the finger did not enter the food chain in its ingredients. None of the employees at the San Jose store had lost any fingers, and no suppliers of Wendy's ingredients reported any hand or finger injuries, the company said.
The Santa Clara County coroner's office used a partial fingerprint to search for a match in an electronic database but came up empty. DNA testing is still being conducted on the finger.
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RE: Woman about to sue Wendy's for "finger in chili" suddenly drops the suit
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Court records show Ayala has a history of making legal claims against corporations, including a former employer, General Motors and a fast-food restaurant. She acknowledged receiving a settlement for medical costs a year ago after claiming that her daughter was sickened after eating at a Las Vegas restaurant.
This kind of says it all.[:@]
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RE: Woman about to sue Wendy's for "finger in chili" suddenly drops the suit
I might have to scratch the finger off the stiff theory. Here is an exerpt from a Fox article:
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San Jose police say they're investigating a possible connection between the finger and the owner of several exotic animals at Pahrump, Nev., who lost one of her fingers in a leopard attack on Feb. 23.
The San Jose Mercury-News said the finger would not be reattached and was returned to the woman, Sandy Allman. She has an unlisted number and could not be reached by The Associated Press for comment.
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I have a great idea, I'll "FIND" the finger in Wendy's chili and sue. When I get the millions from the lawsuit, I'll kick you $500,000 for the finger, deal? (reaches out and shakes woman's OTHER, FIVE FULL FINGERED hand to seal the deal)
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The woman who claimed she found a well-manicured finger in her bowl of Wendy's chili last month was arrested Thursday night in Las Vegas, police said.
And the pot thickens.
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RE: Woman to sue Wendy's for "finger in chili" drops suit
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The woman who claimed she found a well-manicured finger in her bowl of Wendy's chili last month was arrested Thursday night in Las Vegas, police said.
Woman to sue Wendy's for "finger in chili" drops suit
